The ruthless Kinahan cartel's Irish operation is beginning to unravel as members are becoming overly paranoid after a string of blows.

Meanwhile, other criminals are now terrified of aligning themselves with the gang over fears they'll be arrested or killed following the recent spate of garda arrests and massive guns and drugs seizures.

And we can reveal that some €300,000 was found hidden in the attic of someone close to one of four men arrested yesterday after a huge guns and cash seizure.

A source told Dublin Live that leading Kinahan members are becoming increasingly anxious that there is a super tout following the recent developments.

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And these heightened suspicions among the high ranking cartel members based on Irish soil has gardai believing the gang is set to implode.

The source said: “The gardai have been extremely successful recently. It’s understood that the cartel now fears there is a mole within the gang who is feeding this information to the gardai. This has led to major paranoia amongst key members.

“As well as that, criminals who would have once aligned themselves with the Kinahans are now thinking twice about having any association with them as they fear they could be arrested or killed.

“It’s fair to say that the cartel will not stop until they find out who has been talking to cops. Until they find them, they will no doubt start turning on each other and that’s when the gang will start to unravel.”

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The lethal cache of guns and ammunition was discovered during a search of an industrial estate in Baldonnel, Co Dublin - near the Defence Forces Air Corps base.

Gardai believe they foiled an "imminent attack" and "saved lives".

One man was arrested at the scene and two others were detained nearby. The suspects are all Irish nationals and range in ages from 40s to 50s.

One of the men is believed to be a top Kinahan lieutenant and convicted heroin dealer.

The arrests come less than a week after officers discovered cannabis worth 1,873kg a €37.5million at Dublin Port. In total 1,873 of the herb was recovered, following a lengthy intelligence-led operation.

A number of key associates of Christy "Dapper Don" Kinhan who had, until recently, been keeping a low profile, were spotted back in Dublin city over the weekend.

Two were seen in an Italian restaurant while one was observed by gardai on Dawson Street.